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LOT 145

Lot 145

SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 2011 (6, OWC) WA 96

SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 2011 (6, OWC) WA 96
Lot 145 Details
SHAFER CABERNET SAUVIGNON HILLSIDE SELECT 2011 (OWC)

Stags Leap District, Napa Valley.
u. 6 x bn

Possibly the Cabernet Sauvignon of the vintage is Shafer’s 2011 Cabernet Sauvignon Hillside Select. Last year I thought it was a strong effort, but it’s even better now that it’s been bottled. With an opaque black/purple color and notes of subtle burning charcoal embers, blueberry, blackberry and graphite, the wine has a certain Bordelais minerality, but then the richness of Napa kicks in. It’s full-bodied (somewhat unusual for a 2011) with lighter tannins, and no doubt the wine will be on a faster evolutionary track than vintages such as 2010, 2012 and 2013. Nevertheless, the Shafers and Elias said this was the toughest vintage they’d ever experienced. To be able to produce a compelling wine like this is a testament to their extraordinary skills and craftsmanship. This wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 15-20 years. December 2014 Drink: 2014-2034 WA 96

6 bts.    per lot $1,400 - $1,600

Realised: $3,096
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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